Airdrie stay top on goal difference thanks to a solo effort from top scorer Owen Coyle in a battleing 1-0 win in Dingwall over Ross County.

The league leaders Airdrie took an early lead to shock the home fans who were looking for County to repeat their win of last weekend.

In the fifth minute, Craig McPherson took the free-kick wich was knocked down by on-loan defender Kevin James for Owen Coyle to rattle in his fifth goal of the season.

Coyle should have made it 2-0 but County keeper Tony Bullock pulled off a great save.

County came back into the game in the last 20 minutes of the first half with John McQuade controlling things, but failed to find the back of the net.

Both sides huffed and puffed in the second half but there were no more goals for the fans to cheer.

Airdrie: Ferguson, Armstrong, Docherty, McManus, McPherson, Beesley, James, MacFarlane, Coyle, Roberts, Smith

Subs: Gardner, McDonald, Taylor, Dunn, Bennett